Mathew Woodwark

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

Head of Standards and Interoperability, R&D Data Office at AstraZeneca

Greater Cambridge Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Mathew is the Head of Data Standards and Interoperability at AstraZeneca, leveraging his extensive experience in BioPharma and informatics to drive data-centric approaches in R&D. A Ph. D. graduate from Swansea University, he is recognized by peers as a creative "ideas guy who can actually implement" and a strong champion for applying genomics to drug discovery.

There is no publicly available information regarding Mathews personal life or hobbies outside of his professional work in the biopharmaceutical industry.

He represents AstraZeneca as a Board Member for the Pistoia Alliance, a group focused on precompetitive collaboration to advance life sciences R&D.

Personality Overview

Objective Evaluator

Direct & Assertive

Goal-Oriented

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Topics They Care About

FAIR Data Principles
A frequent speaker on making data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) to automate processes and drive novel discovery within AstraZeneca.
AI in Drug Development
Focuses on building the data foundations required for analytics-ready data to enable machine learning and responsible GenAI adoption for R&D use cases like determining dosage.
Data Interoperability
His current role focuses on defining and implementing master and reference data to enable downstream integration and automation for scientific and clinical data.

Media Appearances

Democratising data – from “No” to “Know”. Featured in AstraZeneca – What Science Can Do

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Work History

4-2023
Head of Standards and Interoperability, R&D Data Office at AstraZeneca
5-2019 - 4-2023
Head of Data, Infrastructure and Tools, Data Science and AI at AstraZeneca
6-2015 - 5-2019
Director of Research Bioinformatics at MedImmune
9-2011 - 6-2015
Director of R&D Informatics at MedImmune
12-2007 - 6-2015
Director of Knowledge and Information Management at MedImmune

Education

1989 - 1992
Ph.D. from Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
1985 - 1988
B.Sc. from University of Sussex

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game

DONT's

  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mathew is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mathew

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mathew move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Mathew take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Mathew

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